My love….by the numbers…..

16,071 days ago, a little girl was born. She had red hair, was cute as a button, and had a big smile (although not right away, of course). This little girl was named Anne Danielle, and would prove to be the apple of her father’s eye.

13,784 days ago, this little girl made her way to school, where her mother was a teacher. Her brother was 1358 days older than she, and was every bit the big brother. When this little girl entered the school, she was blissfully unaware that one day, she too would become an educator. But that wouldn’t happen for another 7,305 days, so there was still a lot of time.

13,520 days ago (approximately), this little girl discovered the piano. She had a particular affinity for this instrument, which would become very ‘instrumental’ in her future (if you’ll pardon the pun). She played and played for several…